M4.2 earthquake 55 km S of Mandráki, Greece
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 55 km S of Mandráki, Greece on Wed, Apr 8, 1987, 4:14 PM GMT+3 (13:14 UTC), 32 km (20 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 54 km WSW of Émponas, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-04-08 13:14:30 UTC
- Depth
- 32.1 km (19.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.111° N, 27.072° E
- Region
- Greece
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.820 km NE of Karpathos, Greece · 14404 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.261 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 14404 days ago · 34 km deep · 7 km away
- 4.123 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 14403 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.654 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 14389 days ago · 37 km deep · 21 km away
- 3.957 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 14389 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
- 4.923 km SW of Kéfalos, Greece · 14383 days ago · 152 km deep · 64 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000340c. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:39 PM UTC.